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Tail end of the current smoke bloom moving from East to --> West from ELI on west.

Records: Highs: EWR: 100 (2001) middle of the record heatwave NYC: 104 (1918) LGA: 99 (2001) JFK: 96 (2001) Lows; EWR: 57 (1948) NYC: 57 (1994) LGA: 61 (1975) JFK: 59 (2004) Historical: 1904 - A flash flood near Pueblo, CO, washed a train from the tracks killing 89 passengers. A bridge, weakened by the floodwaters sweeping through the valley below, gave way under the weight of the train dashing all but the sleeping cars into the torrent drowning the occupants. Rail service was frequently interrupted in the Rocky Mountain Region and southwestern U.S. that summer due to numerous heavy downpours which washed out the railroad beds delaying trains as much as five days. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1918 - Philadelphia, PA, established an all-time record with a high of 106 degrees. New York City experienced its warmest day and night with a low of 82 degrees and a high of 102 degrees. Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Flemington NJ and Somerville NJ established state records for the month of August. (The Weather Channel) (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 1924: A tornado caused estimated F4 damage moved southeast from south of Osseo, WI to Black River Falls, WI. One person was killed as a home was leveled and a boy was killed running to the storm cellar near the start of the path. Two people died as farm homes were swept away near the northeast edge of Black River Falls. Damage totaled $200,000 as 50 farms were hit and buildings were unroofed in the town of Northfield. The tornado followed the present route of Interstate 94. 1968: During the late afternoon and evening hours numerous severe thunderstorms developed across eastern South Dakota, but the most powerful storm moved through the Huron area. Wind gusts of an incredible 115 mph swept through the area. The force of the winds blew over a radio tower and also did major damage to area roofs and houses. Not only were the winds very strong, but hail up to the size of softballs pounded the area and four funnel clouds were sighted. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1979: Three different hailstorms struck Spearfish, SD in the same afternoon. One produced baseball size hail and the other two produced hailstones to golf ball size. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1980: Hurricane Allen bottomed out at 899 millibars (26.55 inches of mercury) while moving through the Yucatan Channel in the southeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico. Allen was the second lowest pressure ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere up to that time. Allen's winds at the time were sustained at 190 mph. 1983: Sheridan, WY hit 106°, their all-time record high for August. Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada reached an all-time record high of 104.5°. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1984 - El Paso, TX, normally receives 1.21 inches of rain in August. They got it in forty-five minutes, with four more inches to boot, during a storm which left Downtown El Paso under five feet of water. (The Weather Channel) 1986 - A rare outbreak of seven tornadoes occurred in New England. One tornado carved its way through Cranston RI and Providence RI causing twenty injuries. Rhode Island had not reported a tornado in twelve years, and three touched down in 24 hours. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1987 - Morning thunderstorms drenched Goldsboro, NC, with 3.37 inches of rain. Late morning thunderstorms in Arizona produced dime size hail, wind gusts to 50 mph, and two inches of rain, at Sierra Vista. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - A dozen cities in the central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date, including Waco, TX, with a reading of 107 degrees. The record high of 88 degrees at Marquette, MI, was their twenty-third of the year. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms produced severe weather in Nebraska, Minnesota and Wisconsin, with wind gusts to 81 mph reported at McCool, NE. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Forty cities in the central U.S. reported record low temperatures for the date, including Valentine, NE, with a reading of 40 degrees, and Belcourt ND with a low of 37 degrees. Martin SD was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 30 degrees. Unseasonably hot weather prevailed over Florida and Washington State, with record highs of 100 degress at Daytona Beach, FL, 101 degrees at Walla Walla, WA, and 103 degrees at Hanford, WA. (The National Weather Summary) 1990: Nome, Alaska: Nome records its ninth thunderstorm of the year, more than the city had observed in the previous twenty years combined. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1993: The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1993 continued. The main flood crest reached Cairo, IL where the river is joined by the Ohio River. No serious flooding will occur further south because the river becomes wider and deeper. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1994: Two complexes of thunderstorms developed over southern Minnesota and north central Nebraska. The two complexes then slowly merged with each other in time. Large hail and high winds were common in southeast South Dakota and northwest Iowa with hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls. In Cherokee County, hail damage was reported to many cars in the city of Cherokee by hail two inches in diameter. About 150 cars and 100 homes were damaged by the hail. A tornado also touched down northwest of Sibley in Osceola County, damaging several buildings at a farmstead. At the same time, a car was lifted and thrown 50 feet. Woodbury and Monona Counties were hard hit with high winds, with many winds reported at 60 to 65 mph. The Mapleton area in Monona County was particularly hard hit where a roof was blown off of a car dealership and another roof caved in at an apartment building. Severe thunderstorms struck much of the southern two-thirds of Oklahoma and parts of western north Texas. The costliest damage was at Prague, in Lincoln County, where 90 mph winds were reported, resulting in more than $1 million in damages. Another storm struck Thackerville, in Love County, where lightning struck a power pole, traveled through a line to a school, and started a fire that destroyed the school. Hail the size of dimes and quarters was very common across Oklahoma that day, and hail up to golf ball-size fell in Clay and Archer Counties of north Texas. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2000: A 33-year-old man was struck and killed under a tree at the West Falls Church, VA Metro Station as a severe thunderstorm swept through the area. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History) 2007: A rare and destructive F2 tornado with winds of up to 135 miles an hour whipped southwestern Brooklyn in New York. The funnel cloud was hidden in heavy rain and thus no pictures were obtained. (Ref. F2 Tornado Hits Brooklyn) 2020: The heavy rains started on the 4th from Tropical storm Isaias that brough 2.53 inches of precipitation to Springfield Park on the 4th and some areas had a lot more rain. This was followed by 4 more days of heavy rainfall in the Richmond area.(Ref. The Richmond Times Dispatch)

72 / 64 smoke from a distant fire today. Clouds and front clear but smoke remains around, otherwise a nice day and the start of a 3 days beautiful weather stretch through Sunday. Great stretch of 96 hours of weather with the smoke susbsiding and another great weekend. By Sunday the flow is coming around and heat is expanding east, setting up a war - hot week next week with potential for strong heat (95+/upper 90s) Tue - Thu. Overall a warm-hot / humid and wetter overall period beyond next week. 8/7 - 8/10 : Near normal / slightly below - dry - gorgeous weather beach, bbq's, outdoors, etc, Heat for some starts Sunday 8/11 - 8/15 : Hot, heatwave for many - strong heat (95+) Tue- Thu. Storms possisble towards Thu/Fri. 8/16 - Beyond : Warm - hot / humid and wetter overall

Highs: ISP: 81 EWR: 80 JFK: 80 ACY: 80 TEB: 79 PHL: 79 NYC: 79 LGA: 78 New Brnswck: 76 BLM: 75 TTN: 75

For the 1881 Michigan fires which appear the main / largest fires were in Sep 4 - 7th https://medium.com/life-fun-in-michigans-thumb/1881-michigan-fire-forever-changed-the-thumb-e60ae1e9d84e “In September no penetrating rain had fallen for almost two months. Almost every stream was dry. Many wells had become empty. The swamps had been burned to hard clay by the sun, fiercer in its heat than it had been for years before. The vegetation of the fields and woods had become tinder. The earth was baked and cracked, the heat having penetrated to an unusual depth. “The summer of 1881 was excessively dry, and the drought had done its work nowhere more effectively than in the wide, blunt, tongue of land which lies between Saginaw bay and Lake Huron. At the northern end of this tongue is Huron County. South of Huron is the counties of Tuscola and Sanilac, the latter bordering on the lake. Lapeer County lies south partly of Tuscola and partly of Sanilac. These are the counties that suffered from the great fires.” When the fire finally burned itself out, there were 282 known dead, more than 3,400 buildings destroyed, and almost 15,000 residents homeless. Many were blinded — some temporarily and some permanently — by smoke, gusting dust, and flying ashes that traveled faster than a whirlwind and blotted out the sun for days. The disaster changes the landscape of Michigan’s Thumb region forever and jump-started the move from lumbering to agriculture. “In Boston and along the eastern seaboard a mysterious “yellow sky” appeared. The skies darkened shortly after dawn on Tuesday, September 6, 1881 — throughout all six New England states. In the “forenoon,” as they called their mornings then, witnesses watched a “London fog” envelop their homes and roads. This London fog soon took on a yellowish hue. More than a few whispered that the “Saffron Curtain” was the sign of a divine judgement. The causes behind the odd skies of that September day were eventually traced to smoke that had traveled eastward from Michigan’s massive “Thumb Fire” that had burnt over a million acres of woodlands in Michigan’s Thumb Area all on one day, the day before.” In 1881 Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. The organization’s first meeting had taken place in Washington DC at the home of Sen. Omar D. Conger of Michigan. Their first official disaster relief operation was the response to the Thumb Fire, and the Red Cross provided money, clothes, and household items to victims of the fire. How many people died in the 1881 Michigan Fire? The stated death toll for the 1881 fire is stated as 282. However, the real total will never be known as there were many lumbermen and transient laborers in the region. How many acres were destroyed in the 1881 Michigan Fire? Over two days over a million acres were burned. It left 3,400 buildings destroyed, and almost 15,000 residents homeless. What was the economic loss of the 1881 Michigan Fire? The U.S. Army offered an estimate of $2,003,390. In today’s dollars that equates to over $50,000,000. How Does the 1881 Michigan Fire Compare to Other Wildfires in History? In terms of loss of life, the 1881 Great Michigan Fire is considered one of the top ten wildfires of all time. With 282 lives lost the 1881 wildfire is considered the 6th worst in history.

As far as 1918 here is Newark August 1918 Newark Weather Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches) August 1 83 60 0.00 0.0 August 2 87 63 0.00 0.0 August 3 80 68 0.00 0.0 August 4 n/a 61 0.02 0.0 August 5 96 65 0.00 0.0 August 6 95 78 0.00 0.0 August 7 105 79 0.00 0.0 August 8 98 79 0.00 0.0 August 9 90 77 0.00 0.0 August 10 n/a 67 0.22 0.0 August 11 70 64 0.64 0.0 August 12 85 69 0.50 0.0 August 13 94 70 0.00 0.0 August 14 97 75 0.09 0.0 August 15 86 67 0.00 0.0 August 16 87 65 0.00 0.0 August 17 79 64 0.00 0.0 August 18 73 57 0.00 0.0 August 19 76 59 0.00 0.0 August 20 82 60 0.00 0.0 August 21 84 58 0.00 0.0 August 22 89 62 0.03 0.0 August 23 91 67 0.00 0.0 August 24 89 66 0.00 0.0 August 25 80 73 0.00 0.0 August 26 87 73 0.00 0.0 August 27 83 69 0.00 0.0 August 28 75 58 0.00 0.0 August 29 85 69 0.99 0.0 August 30 87 63 0.00 0.0 August 31 79 63 0.45 0.0 September 1918 Newark Weather Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches) September 1 80 69 0.00 0.0 September 2 79 59 0.00 0.0 September 3 77 59 0.00 0.0 September 4 81 66 0.00 0.0 September 5 78 65 0.00 0.0 September 6 71 n/a 0.01 0.0 September 7 71 57 0.02 0.0 September 8 n/a 55 0.06 0.0 September 9 77 n/a 0.00 0.0 September 10 79 56 0.00 0.0 September 11 66 56 0.00 0.0 September 12 71 58 0.16 0.0 September 13 74 60 0.05 0.0 September 14 74 53 0.00 0.0 September 15 75 51 0.00 0.0 September 16 81 56 0.00 0.0 September 17 81 60 0.00 0.0 September 18 63 54 1.50 0.0 September 19 80 53 0.00 0.0 September 20 71 48 0.70 0.0 September 21 62 45 0.22 0.0 September 22 62 46 0.00 0.0 September 23 68 51 0.00 0.0 September 24 66 58 0.00 0.0 September 25 63 45 0.00 0.0 September 26 67 43 0.04 0.0 September 27 64 42 0.00 0.0 September 28 72 45 0.00 0.0 September 29 71 47 0.00 0.0 September 30 68 45 0.06 0.0 NYC July 1918 New York City Weather Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches) July 1 78 65 0.50 0.0 July 2 70 60 0.00 0.0 July 3 81 57 0.00 0.0 July 4 80 63 0.00 0.0 July 5 85 64 0.00 0.0 July 6 77 65 0.33 0.0 July 7 79 63 0.00 0.0 July 8 72 60 0.00 0.0 July 9 73 60 0.00 0.0 July 10 81 63 0.13 0.0 July 11 81 62 0.05 0.0 July 12 83 62 0.00 0.0 July 13 76 65 0.00 0.0 July 14 81 64 0.09 0.0 July 15 88 63 0.00 0.0 July 16 90 68 0.00 0.0 July 17 76 68 0.06 0.0 July 18 85 64 0.00 0.0 July 19 84 71 0.20 0.0 July 20 90 69 0.00 0.0 July 21 95 71 0.00 0.0 July 22 98 75 0.00 0.0 July 23 95 77 0.00 0.0 July 24 88 74 0.00 0.0 July 25 77 70 0.00 0.0 July 26 81 68 0.00 0.0 July 27 87 72 0.00 0.0 July 28 89 71 0.00 0.0 July 29 87 74 0.00 0.0 July 30 86 68 2.00 0.0 July 31 70 64 1.00 0.0 August 1918 New York City Weather Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches) August 1 82 61 0.00 0.0 August 2 86 66 0.00 0.0 August 3 79 67 0.00 0.0 August 4 76 62 0.10 0.0 August 5 95 69 0.30 0.0 August 6 96 80 0.00 0.0 August 7 104 82 0.00 0.0 August 8 94 77 0.24 0.0 August 9 90 76 0.00 0.0 August 10 76 66 0.14 0.0 August 11 71 64 0.54 0.0 August 12 85 71 0.16 0.0 August 13 92 72 0.00 0.0 August 14 96 75 0.08 0.0 August 15 85 67 0.00 0.0 August 16 85 65 0.00 0.0 August 17 76 65 0.00 0.0 August 18 72 59 0.00 0.0 August 19 75 63 0.00 0.0 August 20 82 60 0.00 0.0 August 21 84 64 0.00 0.0 August 22 89 67 0.00 0.0 August 23 91 69 0.00 0.0 August 24 87 70 0.00 0.0 August 25 80 74 0.00 0.0 August 26 88 73 0.00 0.0 August 27 81 68 0.00 0.0 August 28 76 65 0.00 0.0 August 29 84 70 0.59 0.0 August 30 83 65 0.00 0.0 August 31 80 68 0.28 0.0

Rain offshore, and mainly into MD/DE - may get some showers or drizzle and light rain in scattered locations otherwise a dry front for us.

Records: Highs: EWR: 97 (2001) NYC: 97 (1955) LGA: 95 (2018) JFK: 91 (2010) Lows: EWR: 57 (1934) NYC: 56 (1869) LGA: 57 (1994) JFK: 57 (1994) Historical: 1881: Smoke from Michigan forest fires created a yellow pall over the Northeast. Candles were necessary for light at noontime. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1890 - Thunderstorms left four inches of hail covering the ground in Adair County and Union County in Iowa. The hail drifted into six foot mounds, and in some places remained on the ground for twenty- six days. (The Weather Channel) 1905: Princeton, IN received 10.50 inches of rain, which established a 24-hour maximum precipitation record for the Hoosier State. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1918 - Unusually hot weather began to overspread the Atlantic Coast States, from the Carolinas to southern New England. The temp- erature soared to an all-time record high of 106 degrees at Washington D.C., and Cumberland and Keedysville hit 109 degrees to establish a state record for Maryland. Temperatures were above normal east of the Rockies that month, with readings much above normal in the Lower Missouri Valley. Omaha NE reached 110 degrees. (David Ludlum) On this date the highest ever maximum temperature of 107 °F was recorded in Richmond, VA. (Ref. Richmond Weather Records) 1947: The city, Sault Ste. Marie, MI hit 98°, equaling their all-time highest temperature. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1959 - A bucket survey showed that thunderstorms dropped 16.70 inches of rain on parts of Decatur County IA. The total was accepted as Iowa's 24 hour rainfall record. (The Weather Channel) 1959: Hurricane Dot crossed Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands producing sustained winds of 105 mph with gusts to 125 mph. Over 6 inches of rain fell with over 9 inches on the big island of Hawaii. The sugar cane crop on Kauai sustained $2.7 million in damages. 1961: A severe thunderstorm brought 70 to 100 mph winds to Lake Texoma, OK. The winds caused extensive damage to piers and either damaged or sank more than 100 boats. One person drowned when their boat capsized during the storm. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1977: Severe thunderstorms produced nearly 20 tornadoes in Sangamon and Christian Counties in central Illinois. Many of these only affected open fields. However, one tornado did cause extensive damage near and east of Chatham. One tornado just south of Lake Springfield was unusual in that it had a clockwise rotation, in contrast to the usual counter-clockwise rotation found in tornadoes. The thunderstorms that produced these tornadoes caused a large swath of destruction from strong winds extending from southwestern Morgan County east to far southwestern Macon County. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1979: 100° at Salt Lake City, UT tied the record for the date. It was the 5th day of temperatures 100° or hotter. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1986 - Evening thunderstorms produced wind gusts to 100 mph at Winner SD damaging two hundred homes. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1987 - Afternoon thunderstorms deluged Milwaukee, WI, with 6.84 inches of rain, including more than five inches in two hours, breaking all previous rainfall records for the city. Floodwaters were four feet deep at the Milwaukee County Stadium, and floodwaters filled the basement of the main terminal at the airport. Flooding caused 5.9 million dollars damage, and claimed the life of one person. Death Valley, CA, reported a morning low of 97 degrees. A midday thunderstorm deluged Birmingham AL with nearly six inches of rain in one hour. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in Pennsylvania and New York State. A cold front crossing the northwestern U.S. produced wind gusts to 66 mph at Livingston MT. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms developing ahead of a cold front produced severe weather from northwestern Texas to the Southern Appalachians, and in the northeastern U.S. There were 136 reports of large hail or damaging winds during the day and evening. Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains Region produced tennis ball size hail northwest of Buffalo OK, and wind gusts to 100 mph at Pampa TX. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1992: A firefighter was knocked unconscious in Sarasota County, Florida struck by lightning while fighting a fire that was caused by a lightning strike. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1993: Virginia experienced its worst tornado outbreak ever as 18 tornadoes ripped through the state in 5 hours. The most devastating tornado caused severe damage in the historic part of Petersburg. The storm then moved on to Pocahontas Island and into Colonial Heights. There, the storm ripped apart a WalMart store, killing three people and injuring nearly 200. The F4 twister was the first known violent tornado in Virginia history. It killed a total of 4 people and injured 246 along its 12-mile path. Total damages were near $50 million. 2001: Tropical Storm Barry moved inland on the Gulf Coast near Fort Walton Beach, FL around midnight with top winds of 60 mph. The storm caused $30 million in damage. Heavy rains spread northwestward across Alabama with up to three inches reported in the Birmingham area. No precipitation fell at Billings, MT on this date, the first of an August record 22 consecutive days without even a trace of rain. Only 0.01 inches fell during the month, their record driest August. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2003: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: Temperatures soar to 109°F at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, surpassing the old record set in 1952. (Ref. WxDoctor) 2005: A camper was slightly injured when a lightning struck a nearby tree at a campground at Lake Robertson, near Collierstown in Rockbridge County, VA. (Ref. Lightning - Virginia Weather History)

74 /68 mostly cloudy wtih some hazy smoke mixed in. Clouds and mainly - mostly dry outside a stray shower or drizzle/light rain the next 24 hours. Clearing tomorrow and setting the stage for a wonderful 3 day period (too bad it wasnt a 3 days holiday weekend) as it looks gorgeous for any beach , outdoor, bbq, pool etc. Sunny, warm - 80s Fri - Sun/ upper 80s by Sunday. Flow comes around and expanding heat by Monday which should get the areas back into a widespread 90s for and through Thu or Friday, perhaps some strong heat Tue/Wed (95+). Beyond there outside a day or two near / slightly below normal its an overall warm- hot / humid and turning wetter. With tropics systems activity looking to stay persistent. 8/6 - 8/7: Clouds - smoky front 8/8 - 8/10 : Great stretch - near normal - sunny - dry - Amazing summer time weather 8/11 - Beyond : Warm - Hot / Humid turning wetter overall - Heat 8/11 - 8/14 (strong heat possible 95+ Tue 8/12 /Wed 8/13)

Highs: EWR: 87 TEB: 87 New Brnswck: 86 NYC: 86 PHL: 85 JFK: 84 ISP: 84 TTN: 84 LGA: 83 BLM: 82 ACY: 81

84 / 64 more haze sun

We;ll have to watch the wave(s) coming off Africa in the next week and with the expanding Atlantic ridge a west track towards the Caribbean the inland dev would be OTS like Dexter.

81 / 67 here.

Thursday should clear out nicely - smokewise too hopefully. The clouds part of the issue is rapidly clearing now but the smoke/haze is horrible. Back part of the clouds cover to EPA. Hazy sun by noon.

I think there were mostly sunny forecasts for today as recent as Sunday morning and many were showing partly cloudy / to partly sunny all day even last night or this early morning. Looks like clouds or mainly cloudy till at least noon or 1 PM (besides the smoke/haze.

Records: Highs: EWR: 102 (1944) NYC: 101 (1944) LGA: 100 (1955) JFK: 96 (2010) Lows: EWR: 57 (1951) NYC: 56 (1951) LGA: 57 (1972) JFK: 60 (1959) Historical: 1843 - A spectacular cloudburst near Philadelphia turned the small creeks and streams entering the Delaware River into raging torrents. As much as sixteen inches of rain fell in just three hours. Flooding destroyed thirty-two county bridges, and caused nineteen deaths. It is believed that several small tornadoes accompanied the torrential rains, one of which upset and sank more than thirty barges on the Schuylkill River. (David Ludlum) 1875: Several tornadoes moved across northern and central Illinois. One of the stronger tornadoes touched down in Warren and Knox County where it destroyed 25 homes and killed two people. Another in a series of tornadoes touched down near Knoxville and moved east into northern Peoria County. This estimated F4 tornado injured 40 people and was described by eyewitnesses as looking like a "monstrous haystack." 1904: Detroit Lakes woman is hit by lightning. It melted her hairpins and steel in corset but does not kill her.(Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1915: Fort Wayne, IN set their coldest August high temperature with 60°. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1961 - The temperature at Ice Harbor Dam, WA, soared to 118 degrees to equal the state record established at Wahluke on the 24th of July in 1928. The afternoon high of 111 degrees at Havre, MT, was an all-time record for that location. (The Weather Channel) 1961: McAllen, Texas: McAllen sets a new record high on Wednesday when the temperature soars to 105 °F. McAllen has now set a new record high on all but one day so far this month. (Ref. WxDoctor) 1974: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.--Lightning struck an aluminum ladder at a construction project. The man on the ladder was killed, three nearby workmen were injured. (Ref. Lightning-The Underrated Killer.pdf) 1980: Hurricane Allen was one of the most intense hurricanes ever observed in the Atlantic. On this date, the hurricane reached Category 5 status for the first of three times during its long path across the Atlantic as reconnaissance aircraft measured a 911 millibars (26.90 inches of mercury) pressure in the eastern Caribbean while south of Puerto Rico. Later this day, Allen moved across Haiti, ruining much of the country's coffee crop and killing 220 people.Casper, WY established new record low of 39°; breaking the previous record by 9 degrees. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1983: Very heavy thunderstorms hit the southern portion of metro Denver, CO. 2.89 inches of rain fell in just 38 minutes causing widespread street flooding in southeast Denver. Two feet of water covered a section of Interstate 25. Hail up to golf ball size accompanied the storm in Littleton and Englewood along with 60 mph winds. (Ref. AccWeather Weather History) 1987 - Severe thunderstorms raked eastern South Dakota. The thunderstorms spawned half a dozen tornadoes, produced softball size hail at Bowdle, and produced wind gusts to 90 mph south of Watertown. Hot weather continued in eastern Texas. Afternoon highs of 100 degrees at Houston and 106 degrees at Waco equalled records for the date. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather from Indiana and Lower Michigan to Pennsylvania and New York State during the day. Thunderstorms in Michigan produced wind gusts to 80 mph at Ashley, Hastings and Lennon. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1989 - Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Oklahoma, and from Iowa to the Upper Ohio Valley, with 216 reports of large hail or damaging winds between early Saturday morning and early Sunday morning. Thunderstorms moving across Iowa around sunrise produced extremely high winds which caused ten million dollars damage to crops in Carroll and Greene Counties. Thunderstorm winds at Jefferson IA reached 102 mph. Afternoon thunderstorms produced tennis ball size hail at Bay Mills, WI. (Storm Data) (The National Weather Summary) 1995: Near Deerfield, KS, hail piled in huge drifts and stripped corn in a two mile wide swath. Hail drifts were still evident 24 hours later. Rain of over six inches in a short time caused flash flooding in the Deerfield area. Highway 50 was covered by three feet of water and was closed for several hours and limited to one way traffic for 24 hours. Sand was deposited on many streets bringing out heavy equipment to clear the debris. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 1999: Governors of four Mid-Atlantic States imposed mandatory water restrictions as the worst drought in the history of the region continued. The period April through July ranked as the second driest ever for the Northeast, second only to 1965. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2000: A wet microburst with winds estimated at 120 mph caused heavy damage in and around Mitchell, SD. Apartments and several mobile homes were destroyed, vehicles were overturned, and other damage occurred to buildings and vehicles. Widespread tree and power line damage also occurred. 10 people were injured, although the majority of the injuries were minor. The damage path was approximately a mile and a half long and a mile wide, extending over the southwest part of Mitchell. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2002: Tropical Storm Bertha became the first tropical system of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane to make a U.S. landfall. Bertha dumped 7.15 inches of rain on Pascagoula, MS in 24 hours. (Ref. Wilson Wx. History) 2020: Tropical Storm Isaias hit the eastern third of Virginia hardest on Tuesday morning during its brief but destructive journey up the Eastern Seaboard. Several hours of torrential rain flooded dozens of roads, while winds gusting past 45 mph downed trees and put hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark. The storm left scattered road closures and power outages in metro Richmond and more widespread disruption across the Tidewater region, where winds approached 70 mph. No serious damage was reported in the western half of the state. (Ref. The Richmond Times Dispatch)

71 / 67 - cloudy. Clouds will limit any shot at 90 still warm / humid mid - upper 80s, enough sun could get the hotter spots to 90. Cooler Wed, cloudy and isolated showers in the PM/ overnight. Clear out Thu and a great stretch Thu - Sunday - mainly clear, dry and near to slightly below normal. Flow comes around later on the 8/10-11 with a warm - hot / humid and wetter overall. Heat more widespread Tue - Thu next week. Flow still a bit onshore-ish. Tropics activity but overall ridging into the EC, - warm - hot at times , more humid and wetter with frontal boundaries and tropical systems to be watched. 8/5 - 8/10 : Overall near normal - dry 8/11 - Beyond : Warm- Hot - Humid - wetter overall - Tropical activity - heat 8/11 - 8/14 -tropics focus 8/15 onward. (Ctrl + Refresh) to update live satellite loop

4 Day cool start to August EWR: 8/1: 75 / 63 (-9) 8/2: 83 / 62 (-5) 8/3: 85 / 63 (-4) 8/4: 90 / 65 (0) NYC: 8/1: 73 / 63 (-10) 8/2: 80 . 63 (-5) 8/3: 84 / 64 (-3) 8/4: 89 / 67 (+1) LGA: 8/1: 73 / 64 (-10) 8/2: 81 / 65 (-6) 8/3: 84 / 67 (-3) 8/4: 89 / 71 (+1) JFK: 8/1: 74 / 65 (-6) 8/2: 80 / 62 (-5) 8/3: 83 / 63 (-3) 8/4: 86 / 67 (+1)

Highs: TEB: 91 EWR: 90 ISP: 89 New Brnswck: 89 PHL: 89 LGA: 89 NYC: 89 TTN: 87 JFK: 86 ACY: 86 BLM: 83 *

Highs: TEB: 91 EWR: 90 ISP: 89 New Brnswck: 89 PHL: 89 LGA: 89 NYC: 89 TTN: 87 JFK: 86 ACY: 86 BLM: 83 *

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87 / 56 another beaut of a day. Smoke/haze seems worse to the north

84 / 58 a touch more humid vs the past 2 days.

The area to watch in the coming 1 - 2 weeks off the s central atlantic.